Phish - July 29th, 2017
Madison Square Garden · New York · NY
1 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 2 - the 90th on record, the first since July 20th, 2016.
Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.
Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.
- '83-'897
- '90-'942
- '95-'005
- '09-'145
- '15-'191
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Joy2
- The White Tape2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Big Boat1
- Billy Breathes1
- Fuego1
- Rift1
- The Story of the Ghost1
- Covers4
- No studio album6
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 6-159
- 16-509
- 51+ · bustout2
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original16
- Cyril Ferguson1
- Neil Young1
- New York!1
- The Beatles1
A deep-cut night - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Longest "Wilson" since their reunion, Phish has fun and throws down a version featuring two distinct jams, one truly bizarre "Blatt! Boom!" vocalization, and a spacey > into "STFTFP."
A really great version, with a easy-going, lilting, and generally upbeat instrumental jam section.
Although somewhat brief, a cool little jam develops where Trey typically solos, and here, Trey and Page incorporate some interesting spacey effects, signature sounds from the historic Baker's Dozen run.
Unusual, up-tempo version, reflects the studio recording, but with a twist: Page's "synthesized" solo. Accompanied by beautiful play from Trey, Page creates a warm wave ethereal and gorgeous, before once again teaming up with Trey, going acoustic, and working through the conclusion with a spirited flourish.
Fish's dynamic drumming drives the jam early while the band probes for a hookup until a more defined, upbeat segment forms 13 minutes in. The next big shift occurs around minute 18 when Trey fires off some echoing chords and Page whips out the synthesizer as the jam heats up and climaxes strongly with Trey back in the lead. > to "Twenty Years Later".
Sticks to typical "Meatstick" until around 7:00, when play turns ambient then spacey as it progresses, giving this version its Baker's Dozen seal. Slides neatly > into "Dirt".
Departing from the traditional jam, excellent Trey/Page interaction swirls atop dark, minimalist bass and percussion. Trey's well-placed and sustained "There is a Mountain" teasing functions almost as a cue, with the band transitioning from a dark, mysterious majesty, to "Hood's" characteristic build and euphoric release.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
This show was night seven of Phish's Baker's Dozen run at Madison Square Garden and consisted of a cinnamon donut theme. Donuts with a cinnamon glaze were given to fans arriving at the venue. Approximately ten minutes before lights, a voice came over the PA, reproducing some of the phrases spoken at Woodstock over the PA concerning "brown acid," only substituting "donuts" for acid: ". . .to get back to the warning that I received, you may take it with how many, however many grains of salt you wish, that the brown donuts that are circulating around us are not specifically too good. It's suggested that you do stay from the brown donuts. Of course, it's your own trip, so be my guest, but please be advised that there is a warning on that one, ok? Do not eat the brown donuts. Lewis Pittman, Lewis Pittman, your brother is at the WaterWheel table." I Am the Walrus included Shipwreck, The Unsafe Bridge, The Birds, Your Pet Cat, Martian Monster, and Runnin' with the Devil quotes. Dirt and There is a Mountain were teased in Harry Hood. Cinnamon Girl was last performed on July 31, 1997 (631 shows).
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.